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Cutline: Teen mustang trainers Libby Swanberg (with Latte) and her sister Asha Swanberg, each broke the record for the attaining the highest selling prices ever — more than $10,000 each — earlier this month at the Mustang Yearlings/Washington Youth auction in Cle Elum.

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HORSEPLAY: Swanbergs’ hard work nets BLM mustang auction records

LAST SATURDAY MY neighbor, Kris Phillips, shared how earlier this month she attended a Bureau of Land Management…

Joseph Bednarik will present “Quality Time in the Middle of Nowhere” on Sunday.

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Bednarik will present ‘Quality Time in the Middle of Nowhere’ at service

PORT ANGELES — Joseph Bednarik will present “Quality Time in the Middle of Nowhere” at 11 a.m. Sunday.

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Justice and faith in judges

“Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream” (Amos 5:24).

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Shred event scheduled in Sequim

SEQUIM — Castell Insurance will host a Free Shred Event from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday.

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A GROWING CONCERN: The big eight of late summer gardening

MONDAY, WE WILL move into the last trimester of summer. As late summer looms just over the horizon,…

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OUUF speaker set for Sunday

PORT ANGELES — Bob Nuffer will present “Amazing Grace” at 11 a.m. Sunday.

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Less is less: Letting go of ‘Type A’ ways of being

MANY PREACHERS AND religious writers have had a long history of writing about how “less is more” during…

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

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Service set for Unity in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Certainty of Purpose and Surrender to Surprise” at 11…

Clallam County Fair royalty, from left, Princess Olivia Ostlund, Queen Allison Pettit and Junior Princess Kendall Adolphe ride their festival float, which received the Irrigation Festival Chairman’s Award at the Sequim Irrigation Festival in May.

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Clallam County Fair opens four days of entertainment

Live music, rodeo, carnival in store at community event

Carrie Kirksey (gray sweatshirt, front left) and Raquel Edwards (far right) had fun learning some new dance moves while listening to local band JFA during OPEN’s annual fundraiser at Sequim’s Layton Hill Horse Camp. The two traveled from Snohomish to support the event after Kirksey adopted her horse Missy from OPEN. Thanks to generous donations OPEN reached its goal of raising enough money to fill its barn with another year’s worth of hay. (Karen Griffiths/For Peninsula Daily News)

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HORSEPLAY: OPEN fundraiser helps feed needy horses during winter

“IT’S SUCH A wonderful feeling knowing we have a year’s worth of hay stacked in our barn,” exclaimed…

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A GROWING CONCERN: The do’s and don’ts of gardening in August

AUGUST IS HERE in all its glory; but as you have already noticed the daylight is getting shorter!

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Celebration of life set for Sequim Organic Garden co-founder

SEQUIM — Family and friends plan to gather in the Community Organic Garden of Sequim (COGS) today to…

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Sequim Free Clinic’s annual fun walk set for Saturday

SEQUIM — Hoping to once again boost efforts to help provide health care for uninsured neighbors, organizers of…

Stephen Fisher, from the Kenmore area, tows 2-year-old Juniper and pugs Jackie and JoJo, with wife Catherine Creason following. They participated in the couple’s sixth Tour de Lavender this weekend. Creason said they were married during the event five years ago. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Tour de Lavender enjoys its biggest turnout to date

More than 900 people register for annual bike ride

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Junior livestock auction set at Sequim Grange

SEQUIM — Community members have a chance to support local youngsters through the Clallam County Junior Livestock Auction,…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Summer days aren’t lazy in the garden

IT’S MIDSUMMER (AUG. 1-10), a benchmark for you and the garden.

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Mike Nossal of Seattle, along with his dog, Pico, reads a book on a rocky outcrop overlooking Tongue Point at the Salt Creek Recreation Area on Thursday north of Joyce. A minus 2 tide revealed large areas of the point, allowing access to the area for tidepool exploration or just enjoying the view.

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Rocky read at Tongue Point

Mike Nossal of Seattle, along with his dog Pico, reads a book on a rocky outcrop overlooking Tongue…

Photo courtesy of Anne Milligan / Sequim artist Anne Milligan works on a piece in her studio at 520 N. Sequim Ave.

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Quilts featured during Sequim art walk

SEQUIM — Among the attractions of August’s First Friday Sequim Art Walk will be a special quilt show…

Members of the Sequim Prairie Garden Club (SPGC) gather outside the recently renovated clubhouse at Pioneer Memorial Park. Club members say they are excited to celebrate SPGC’s 75th year with a community party set for Saturday. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Sequim garden club to celebrate its 75th year

Community invited to Saturday gathering

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Truth, lies and the Torah

“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but hard words stir up anger” (Proverbs 15:1).